Newcastle University Sailing Club

Hey guys, Its that time of year again, When you are choosing where to go to uni!  Newcastle is a great place for people who are interested in the social side of life.  The sailing club here is a great environment for everyone who is keen in racing, cruising or indeed just the social side.

If you are interested in RACING then this is a good place to be.  We are not known as a sailing uni but we are making waves.  We have had one team medal in each year and the path has shown we are only getting better.

 If you are interested in sailing for purely the enjoyment of sailing we have some great opportunities for you!  There is social sailing every Sunday and a yachting trip at the beginning of the year to give everyone a taster!

As for the SOCIALS, every Wednesday we meet at a pub/bar have some casual drinks before moving onto the nightclub where the sports teams meet.  There are also events throughout the year that are ALWAYS worthwhile!

Any questions don’t hesitate to email.  Contacts are on the contact page of this website!

Look forward to seeing you in September.

YACHTINGThe Easter started with the Yachting nationals in Port Solent.  This is sailed in equally matched sunfast 37s with about 40 uni teams taking part.This year started slowly for Team Newcastle with some top tens and a black flag leaving the team just out side the top ten.  However, with a good next few days with one day missed out due to too much wind and a first and second the team were right in contention.  Going round the last mark of the last race things were looking good and second place overall seemed all but in our hands.  However 10m from the finish a big gust caused a broach and this lead to the finish line being missed and 8 places being lost. This lead to Newcastle finishing 5th overall equalling last year.TEAM RACINGTeam racing was held in Chew Valley in Bristol.  After a competent start Newcastle made the gold league.  However, due to fickle conditions the leagues were not quite completed  Having not had the greatest of starts to the gold league this left Newcastle in a tricky position.  The team beat last years champions Oxford but this was not enough to help the team as the round was called off due to lack of wind.  The team showed potential all week and showed some good results against some good teams.MATCH RACINGThis year match racing was held in Cowes in Sonars.  After showing good boat speed in the first day and made it in to the gold fleet.  This then followed with a disappointing start where miss matched boats caused more than one team issues.  Team Newcastle missed out on the semi finals by one match win.  This then meant that we were in the petite finals.  By winning both of the matches the team finished in 5th place.  A disappointing end to the event